Uthman Ibn Affan
`Uthman,` Uthman ibn `Affan ibn al-Aas ibn Amia ( Arabic : ) or, more frequently Uthman ibn Affan ( 579 - 656 ), is the third caliph of Islam. He succeeded Abu Bakr and Omar and reigned from 644 to 656.
According to tradition, it is the first Meccans converted to Islam. He converted before the Hijra and he participated in the first exile of the Muslims in Abyssinia in 620 . Later `Uthman married Umm Kulthum.
Chosen as caliph in preference to Ali , he aroused discontent about him: first by the forfeiture of his clan of part of the booty brought back from the conquest of Africa , of Asia Minor and Persia , then in fixant officiellement le texte du Coran.
Under the caliphate of 'Uthman, the Muslim territory grew considerably, especially in the year 27 AH, ( 649 ), where many African and Spanish territories were conquered, but Uthman went unpopular in certain areas under its authority including Kufa in Iraq by banning people and often changing the governors of these regions.
New problems arose: four types of differences appeared on the text of the Koran. 'Uthman then decided to formalize a copy of the Koranic text and establishes a single classification of suras from each other. To this end, in the year 25 AH, (+ 647 ), (fifteen years after Muhammad's death), he appointed a commission to prepare several copies (Digital Pocket Qur'an) of the Koran. These copies prepared, 'Uthman had them send various important points of the Muslim territory .
Copies of the Koran written today still follow word for word and letter for letter copies of this compilation of Osman , writing named 'ar-rasm al-Othman. " Some of these copies still exist: one located in Istanbul and one in Tashkent ( Uzbekistan ), a third in the British Museum in London.
Equipment that would have served the compilation was completely destroyed at the request of Osman. References External Links
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